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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settled shortly
before the Civil War, the community had a church and school by 1879
both were called Evergreen as was the community around the
key buildings.
With the granting of a post office in 1891, the townfolk of Evergreen
decided to honor J. M. Procilla (or Procella). The postal authorities
granted the office under the misspelled Percilla, Texas - and it has
remained that way until the present.
In 1896 there were twenty-five citizens of Percilla who attended three
churches and bought food and necessities from two stores. By 1935
the population doubled to fifty. Percillans had increased to nearly
100 by the mid-70s but with the school and businesses gone it was
termed "a dispersed rural community." A church cemetery and community
center still operate - and the population is still listed as just
short of 100. |
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